Fabiola's Spaghetti House & Deli, Leopold's Books Bar Cafe
1301 REGENT ST, Madison, WI 53715 · Dane County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Public Health Madison & Dane County
- License / ID
- 55122-47882
- Official record
- Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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May 15, 2025 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
SANITIZER TEST KIT - Not Corrected
A test kit for the sanitizer (lactic acid from dispenser used in wiping cloth buckets) is not available.
Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.
Code WFC 4-302.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
STORAGE - SEWER LINES - Not Corrected
Dry storage shelves with food and single service items are underneath unprotected sewer lines.
Correction: Relocate all foods away from the unprotected sewer lines or shield the sewer lines to prevent any leaks or drips onto the food items.
Code 3-305.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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May 7, 2025 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
CONSUMER ADVISORY
Consumer advisory on menu is missing on several items on the brunch menu such as eggs benedict, burger, and raw oysters. This item was discussed at the last inspection.
Correction: Provide a consumer advisory with required disclosure and reminder components for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition.
Code WFC 3-603.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
COOLING METHODS
Several food items are cooling improperly. 1. Baked ricotta on a speed rack at ambient temperature at 74F. 2. Marinara sauce made today in deep plastic container with lid on in walk-in cooler. 3. Fettuccini noodles cooked today at 62F. in large bus tub in walk-in cooler with lid on. 4. Spicy vodka sauce made today in walk-in cooler with saran wrap covering it.
Correction: Adjust methods to assure that food is rapidly cooled from 135 degrees F to 41 degrees F or less within six hours, provided the food cools from 135 degrees F to 70 degrees F within two hours. TCS foods prepared from ambient temperature ingredients shall be cooled within four hours to 41 degrees F or less. Use one or more of the following methods based on the type of food being cooled: (1) Placing t
Code WFC 3-501.15
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING
Several RTE foods being cold held are not date marked or have a date mark that exceeds 7 days. 1. Cooked spaghetti in 1-door cooler on cookline with dates of 4/25 and 4/26. 2. Come back sauce with date of 3/8 and garlic aioli with date of 4/27 in prep cooler near food prep sink. 3. Whipped cream with a date label of 4/3 4. In another kitchen prep cooler, come back sauce with date label of 12/14 and applesauce with date label of 3/30. 5. Kitchen prep cooler- eggplant with a date label of 2/4. Label appears to have a different name/item on it. 6. In downstairs 2-door cooler, open cream cheese with no date label. Open pre-cooked ham with a date label that exceeds 7 days.
Correction: Discard foods that are not date marked, improperly date marked, or held past the allotted 7 days.
Code WFC 3-501.18
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
FOOD - SAFE
Moldy chickpeas in walk-in cooler.
Correction: Discard unsafe or adulterated food items.
Code WFC 3-101.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT
1. Hand washing sink in kitchen dishwasher area is not accessible due to many pots and pans stacked in it. Sink is also not equipped with soap or paper towels. It was discussed at last inspection that dishwashing area needs a hand washing sink and that this sink was going to be used for that purpose. 2. No accessible hand washing sink for meat slicing area in basement.
Correction: Provide an accessible hand washing sink to facilitate handwashing by food employees.
Code WFC 5-203.11; 5-204.11; 5-205.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
SANITIZER TEST KIT
A test kit for the sanitizer (lactic acid from dispenser used in wiping cloth buckets) is not available.
Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.
Code WFC 4-302.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Repeat
STORAGE - SEWER LINES
Dry storage shelves with food and single service items are underneath unprotected sewer lines.
Correction: Relocate all foods away from the unprotected sewer lines or shield the sewer lines to prevent any leaks or drips onto the food items.
Code 3-305.12
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING
Several TCS foods with temperatures above 41F. 1. Sausage in walk-in cooler at 45F. 2. Mozzarella cheese in top of prep cooler by fryer at 45F. 3. Risotto on counter at 62F.
Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.
Code WFC 3-501.16
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Repeat
Corrected on site
TOXICS - LABELING
Chemical spray bottle underneath kitchen food prep sink without a label.
Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.
Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TOXICS - SEPARATION
Chemical spray bottle stored on dry storage shelf in basement above food.
Correction: Rearrange area so that toxic materials are stored below or away from food, equipment and single service items.
Code WFC 7-201.11; 7-301.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
WIPING CLOTHS
Wet wiping cloths improperly stored on counters. Two wiping cloth buckets tested and were below the needed concentration of lactic acid sanitizer.
Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.
Code WFC 3-304.14
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
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Oct 31, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING
Food prep sink in kitchen is clogged and drain is overflowing.
Correction: Repair the plumbing system to conform to the State Uniform Plumbing Code.
Code WFC 5-205.15
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
STORAGE - SEWER LINES
Prep area downstairs, and food and single service items such as cups are under unprotected sewer lines.
Correction: Relocate all foods away from the unprotected sewer lines or shield the sewer lines to prevent any leaks or drips onto the food items.
Code 3-305.12
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TOXICS - LABELING
Spray bottle with sanitizer unlabeled.
Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.
Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Jul 26, 2021 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Nov 14, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Nov 16, 2017 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Oct 25, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Oct 12, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Mar 16, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Feb 4, 2014 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 2, 2013 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Apr 24, 2013 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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May 4, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
Source: Public Health Madison & Dane County. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.